I wanted to be able to play Atari 2600 games like you play Guitar Hero – with a guitar. With this mod, you just pop in your favorite 2600 cartridge, and play the game on your guitar.

To learn more, we spoke with Senior Sales and Marketing Director David Lowey. Lowey talks about the evolution of the Atari 2600+ in comparison with the Atari VCS, which was released back in 2021.

Discover the 5 rarest Atari 2600 games that have become nearly impossible for collectors to obtain, including prototypes and ...

In this photo taken on August 12, 2017, a visitor poses with a T-shirt depicting an Atari 2600 video game console from the early 1980s, during the Retro.HK gaming expo in Hong Kong.

Atari is teaming up with Plaion on a new retro home console after finally taking a mulligan on its last one. The Atari 2600+ pays homage to the original Atari 2600, which delighted children of the ...

Pac-Man turns 45 this year, and Atari is throwing the birthday party. Teaming with Bandai Namco, the company has unveiled […] ...

The Atari 2600 is back, but with a fresh, modern take on the original '70s classic console. Now called the Atari 2600 Plus ($130), it's smaller and connects to modern TVs through HDMI making it ...

Introduction It would be easy to dismiss the Atari 2600+ as the latest ancient games system to be put through a hot wash and resurrected to prod your nostalgia nubbin. But unlike the miniaturised NES, ...

That's because, while it is 80% smaller than the original, the forthcoming Atari 2600+ is no locked device running pre-installed, emulated games. It plays the exact same cartridges I coveted as a kid.

I can still remember every detail of my years spent playing my mom’s hand-me-down Atari 2600 as a kid. I had the system set up on an old CRT TV in the corner of my bedroom. On weekends, I’d ...

Most Atari 2600 titles have players repeat the same task on the same screen over and over to achieve a high score, which is much easier to program. The story of E.T. 's release and the shock it ...

The Atari 2600+ is available to pre-order from today priced at $129.99 and is expected to ship on November 17, 2023, just in time for the holidays. And for those wondering, the Atari VCS base ...